Jumping in here to second the Kekkaishi rec! It's an awesome series and really good shounen if you're... not up for series where fights take 20 chapters to resolve XD
And Claymore is a good series, but as mentioned, the art isn't great, and you have to hold out for about 3-4 volumes before the story really gets going. On the other hand, 95% of the major characters are female and every single one of them is a hardcore badass.
Also, Soul Eater is also pretty good for the female characters (the main character IS a girl, and she's great) but there is a fair amount of fanservice in the earlier half of the series.
/drive by reccing XD;;
(Um, hi, random lurker here. I friended you because you post about books, and you read JOAN AIKEN and I have never found anyone on LJ who knew who she was omg. Which is tragic because her crack is amazing)
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And Claymore is a good series, but as mentioned, the art isn't great, and you have to hold out for about 3-4 volumes before the story really gets going. On the other hand, 95% of the major characters are female and every single one of them is a hardcore badass.
Also, Soul Eater is also pretty good for the female characters (the main character IS a girl, and she's great) but there is a fair amount of fanservice in the earlier half of the series.
/drive by reccing XD;;
(Um, hi, random lurker here. I friended you because you post about books, and you read JOAN AIKEN and I have never found anyone on LJ who knew who she was omg. Which is tragic because her crack is amazing)